Garden Activity Sheets
Provided by: FoodCorps|Published on: February 9, 2026
Grades: 1, 2, 3
Type: Worksheets
Subjects: Science
Authors: FoodCorps
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- These worksheets from FoodCorps get students thinking about plants and gardens in their local area.
- The worksheets include a garden or outdoor observation activity, a word search, and a plant label design activity.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- These worksheets contain simple directions and a clean design.
- Students will love getting outside to explore!
Prerequisites
- For the Garden Scout worksheet, teachers will need to find a time to take students outside.
- Teachers may need to do additional planning for a garden or seed-planting activity if using the Plant Labels worksheet.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can use the word search activity as morning work to get students ready for a lesson about growing plants or plant life cycles.
- Teachers can have students take the Garden Scout worksheet home to explore their backyards. Then, students can compare what they found to what other classmates found.
- Students may also enjoy this hands-on seed-starting activity and can use their plant labels to put on the back of their mini greenhouses.
- Teachers build connections between these activities and students' understanding of Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land and Goal 2: Zero Hunger.
- To build students towards an understanding of climate change, teachers can begin to talk about how different plants and seeds can grow in different climates and that different animals can survive in different climates, so a garden scout in one region may see different organisms from a garden scout in another.
This resource is a collection of activity sheets for garden exploration and learning. These sheets’ greatest strength is in introducing students to important vocabulary and fostering curiosity about nature. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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About the Partner Provider
FoodCorps
FoodCorps partners with schools and communities to nourish kids’ health, education, and sense of belonging. Our Americorps members serve alongside educators and school nutrition leaders to provide kids with nourishing meals, food education, and culturally affirming experiences with food that celebrate and nurture the whole child. Building on our service program, FoodCorps develops leaders, grows networks, and advocates for policy change in service of every kid’s health and wellbeing.
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